Huawei Watch 2 vs. LG Watch Sport

With Google's rebooted Android Wear 2.0 recently launching, we've now seen a few significant Wear smartwatch launches, for the first time in over a year. Let's see how the features and specs of two of those watches, the Huawei Watch 2 and LG Watch Sport, compare.

Size

These are two large smartwatches: Consider that each measures 25-percent wider than even the bigger of the two sizes of the Apple Watch. That all but completely pigeonholes these two as men's watches.

The Huawei Watch 2 does, however, measure 11-percent thinner.

Build

The standard (Sport, far left) Huawei Watch 2 has a ceramic bezel, while the Classic variant (center) replaces that with stainless steel – the same as the LG Watch Sport.

Colors

These are your color options. Note that the gray model of the standard Huawei Watch 2 is only available with Bluetooth (no cellular).

Band material

The Classic Huawei Watch 2 stands out with a default leather band (though it also has some rubbery plastic on its inside).

Swappable bands

You can only swap bands on the Classic Huawei Watch, with any standard 22-mm strap.

Display size

The LG Watch Sport gives you a 33-percent bigger screen (measured by area).

Display resolution

Both screens are very sharp, though the Watch Sport's pixel density is 7-percent sharper.

Display type

Always-on display

Both give you the option of leaving a dimmed version of the display on at all times, though at least for the LG Watch Sport, that means its battery might not make it through a full day.

Scrolling input

The LG Watch Sport uses a knockoff of Apple's Digital Crown, where you wind the button to scroll through lists, messages and menus. (While it's wholly unoriginal, it's a nice addition to Android Wear.) Huawei didn't include any equivalent to its 2017 smartwatches.

Software

Release

The Huawei Watch 2 will be launching sometime in April.

Starting price (full retail)

We don't yet have US pricing info on the Huawei Watch 2, though for reference's sake, its European costs are €329 for the Bluetooth Watch 2, €379 for its LTE variant and €399 for the Classic. While direct currency exchanges rarely predict US pricing, those currently translate to around US$348, $401 and $422, respectively.